CNG 109, Lot: 720. Estimate $5000. Sold for $4750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Constans. AD 337-350. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.61 g, 6h). Thessalonica mint. Struck AD 337-340. FL IVL CON STANS P F AVG, laurel-and-rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS EXERCITVM, Constans standing facing, head left, wearing military attire, holding a trophy mounted on a spear with his right hand and a shield on the ground with his left; a captive seated to either side at his feet, the one on the left with his hands bound, and the one on his right holding his head with his left hand, both are looking upward at the emperor; TES. RIC VIII 34; Depeyrot 4/7; DOC –; Biaggi 2126. Superb EF, small hairline flan crack, traces of underlying luster. An exceptional example.

From the George La Borde Collection (not in the NAC sales).